United Way campaign heads Douglas County in 2003 04
Editorial lauds Ted Haggart selected to lead the 2003 04 United Way fundraising drive in Douglas County. Applauds David and Mary Kate Ambler as 2002 03 co chairs for raising a record 1 425 million amid tough times and notes ongoing needs and budget pressures for local agencies.
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Douglas County Bank
United Way
Douglas County
Haggart
David
Mary Kate Ambler
Lawrence
Amblers
Ted Haggart
David Burress
EU Research
Economist
National
Aclu Board
Burress
Argentina
Chile
Mary Davidson
Douglas County Aclu
Woolworth Opens Five Cent Store Highlighted In Lawrence
A historic note recalls a bitter cold period in Jefferson County when a frozen gas line chilled McLouth but caused no major emergencies. The Woolworth store in downtown Lawrence marked company heritage with late February 1879 celebrations tied to Frank Winfield Woolworth starting a five cent store in Utica New York.
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McLouth
Jefferson County
Focal Woolworth
Lawrence
Frank Winfield Woolworth
Utica
Journal-World publisher Dolph Simons Sr legacy and roles
The passage lists Journal-World figures with dates: W C Simons publisher 1891 to 1944, Dolph Simons Sr publisher 1944 to 1962 and editor 1950 to 1979. It notes USPS 306 520, periodicals postage paid at Lawrence Kansas, and memberships in the Audit Bureau of Circulations and The Associated Press.
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Dolph Simons Sr
Lawrence
Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
U N stature dwindles as Iraq debates and Blix report unfold
George Will argues the United Nations has eroded credibility through tolerating Iraqs defiance of Resolution 1441 and past failures from Srebrenica to 1967 peacekeeping. He contrasts Desert Storm limits with ongoing inspections and warns of a weakened security role.
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U.N
France
Iraq
Bush
Kuwait
Clinton
Serbia
Baghdad
America
Norman Schwarzkopf
Schwarzkopf
Hans Blix
Security Council
Blix
Saddam Hussein
Washington
ABC
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
U.S
Moynihan
Hanseatic League
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Tariq Aziz
Human Rights Watch
Amnesty Inter
Public Forum Letters on Peace Dissent and Policy Debates
Readers discuss vandalism of peace signs in Lawrence and support for free speech. Citizens cite 1000 turnout for Feb 15 vigil and urge civil discourse while local groups push living wages and 9 11 security policy debates.
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ECM
Iraq
Journal-World
Lawrence
Martin Luther King Jr
Kellie S. Harmon
League of Women Voters
Lawrence-Douglas County
Lawrence Coalition For Peace and Justice
Douglas County
ACLU
Lawrence Public Library
Robert Rowland
Aileen VanBebber
Department of Justice
Living wage support split among city commission candidates
The article notes 64 percent of candidates back a living wage for tax break firms while 36 percent oppose. It defines a living wage as enough for a family of three to stay at least 30 percent above poverty, citing 2002 a rate of $9.39 an hour plus benefits.
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Lawrence
St. Louis
Jennifer McAdam
David Smith
J W
City Commission
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